Rodney Anderson wasn’t expecting a fight when police say he tried to hold up Walley’s Corner Market in St. Paul Thursday night. The neighborhood along Como Avenue has been on edge, after a woman was raped by a stranger earlier in the week. So when the business was robbed, residents jumped in to help...
A baby boy remains in the hospital in critical condition Friday, after being nearly beaten to death. Doctors at North Memorial Medical Center tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS it’s still not clear if the 7-month-old will even survive...
Budget cuts have forced some Minnesota school districts to lay off up to 15 percent of their teachers, according to a new survey by Minnesota 2020, a progressive public policy think-tank...
Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Edwards is an engineer at Kroll Ontrack Inc., outside Minneapolis...
For many people, the days of stuffing the back of their car with new purchases are over. The slumping economy has some turning to garage sales for bargains—where someone else’s old stuff means big savings...
Police are offering a reward for information about the suspect who robbed the TCF Bank in Hastings this morning. Police say the robber possibly made his getaway in a late model...
Sen. Obama, who won a convincing victory in the North Carolina primary and lost Indiana narrowly on Tuesday, has been steadily gaining strength in the days since...
Some Minnesotan soliders away in Iraq and Afghanistan were given the opportunity to send their hellos and messages of love to their mothers and loved ones...
Minnesotans recycle about 41 percent of their trash, but a pair of state agencies say that needs to increase to keep up with the increasing volume of waste...
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has been driving illegally for months, according to public motor vehicle records. Rybak told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he never knew his license was suspended. "Sure, this is embarrassing," Rybak told us...
The heads of a joint House-Senate panel say they still have more questions than answers after a two-hour hearing into a national conference that got Minnesota Department of Natural Resources funds...
A high-ranking deputy was arrested for drunk driving over the weekend. Officials say he was caught drinking and driving in an unmarked squad car on the way to a week of police training in Appleton, Wis...
The Edina Crime Prevention Fund is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects responsible for the March and April thefts of two collector vehicles...
Beer taps, wine corkscrews and martini shakers should get an extra workout during the Republican National Convention thanks to state legislation that pushes bar closing time out by two hours...
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned former NYPD detective Kevin Gannon will be part of the team investigating the death of Tommy Booth. Pennslyvania police re-opened his case after our investigation into the drowning deaths of over 40 other young men across the country. "We noticed graffiti and a smiley face on the wall," said Ridley Township Det. Scott Willoughby...
The Minnesota House has declined to take up a bill that would allow police to pull over and ticket unbelted motorists for no other reason. The vote was 72-62 to send the bill back for more negotiations with the Senate...
"At first, everyone thought that she was joking," said Bishop Edens, a 14-year-old student in the class. "But after a few seconds, she got a little angry and said, 'report to the office now."'
A California truck driver accused with the truck's owner of hauling half a ton of marijuana in their rig has been acquitted of the charge filed against him...
A Bemidji DFLer has authored a bill ordering the state's tourism agency to study whether the increased competition is hurting resorts. It's now awaiting Governor Tim Pawlenty's signature...
It would require the Department of Commerce and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to report regularly on emissions reductions as the state aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.
When a tense situation between police and a suspect arises, the only record often is a written police report. But now, Metro police are adding a new tool to their arsenal...
A man remains in serious condition after he lost control of the Best Buy van he was driving in Elk River. The Minnesota State Patrol says the 37-year-old male rolled the van shortly before 5 p.m. on Highway 10...
Duncan Nyanaro Osoro was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping. Police say he assaulted a woman after she left Karma Nightclub in downtown Minneapolis...
Officials identified the body found in the Mississippi River as 22-year-old Carrel Dusan Johnson. His body was found between a barge and river wall. Police tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Johnson had been missing since April...
The Inver Grove Heights community held a benefit for Matt Warren Huerta, whose become a hero after he fought the robber of a liquor store he works at last week. "People I've never even met before came down and did this for me. I wasn't expecting anything really, just to go on with my life," he said...
For three years, a lot of West Metro drivers have been enjoying a relatively smooth ride in the MnPASS lane on Interstate 394. MNDOT says congestion is down 20 percent because of the toll lane...
Staff Sgt. John Kriesel Kriesel lost both of his legs during a roadside bombing in Iraq last year. He told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he never dreamed he’d be able to play with his kids like he used to, until now...
The entire National Guard post at Camp Ripley is buzzing Thursday after they’ve uncovered a historic find. Plumbers were laying a new sewer line when they uncovered a World War I military motorcycle and sidecar...
A move to make hockey Minnesota's official sport has prompted some cross-checking on the House floor. House members are clashing over whether one sport should be singled out over others...
Carlos Gomez became the first Twins player since Kirby Puckett 22 years ago to hit for the cycle, Livan Hernandez took a shutout into the ninth and Minnesota beat the Chicago White Sox 13-1 on Wednesday night...
The ceremony capped their nine-month fight for state help recovering from the Aug. 1 failure of the Interstate 35W bridge, which hurt 145 people and killed 13...
The Minnesota Supreme Court has again upheld the conviction of a Duluth man in the kidnapping and killing of a teenager following a minor traffic accident in 1996...
Bloomington Police are searching a burglary suspect who attacked a woman inside her home Wednesday afternoon. The homeowner admitted she had left her doors unlocked...
For the first time this year, the number of active listings for the 13-county Metro has dropped below previous months levels. The number of active listings was down 3.1 percent from one year ago in April...
Rodney Anderson wasn’t expecting a fight when police say he tried to hold up Walley’s Corner Market in St. Paul Thursday night. The neighborhood along Como Avenue has been on edge, after a woman was raped by a stranger earlier in the week. So when the business was robbed, residents jumped in to help...
A baby boy remains in the hospital in critical condition Friday, after being nearly beaten to death. Doctors at North Memorial Medical Center tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS it’s still not clear if the 7-month-old will even survive...
Shortly after 10 p.m., police say the suspect barged into a St. Paul home, pointed a gun at the homeowner’s head, and demanded money...
Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Edwards is an engineer at Kroll Ontrack Inc., outside Minneapolis...
Police are offering a reward for information about the suspect who robbed the TCF Bank in Hastings this morning. Police say the robber possibly made his getaway in a late model...
Sen. Obama, who won a convincing victory in the North Carolina primary and lost Indiana narrowly on Tuesday, has been steadily gaining strength in the days since...
Three eighth graders in western Minnesota have been suspended for sitting down during the Pledge of Allegiance...
Going to watch the Minnesota Wild is going to get a little more expensive for many Minnesota Wild fans next season...
Earlier Thursday, an apparent tornado wrecked a shopping area in Mississippi and strong winds flipped a mobile home in Alabama...
Some Minnesotan soliders away in Iraq and Afghanistan were given the opportunity to send their hellos and messages of love to their mothers and loved ones...
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has been driving illegally for months, according to public motor vehicle records. Rybak told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he never knew his license was suspended. "Sure, this is embarrassing," Rybak told us...
Beer taps, wine corkscrews and martini shakers should get an extra workout during the Republican National Convention thanks to state legislation that pushes bar closing time out by two hours...
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned former NYPD detective Kevin Gannon will be part of the team investigating the death of Tommy Booth. Pennslyvania police re-opened his case after our investigation into the drowning deaths of over 40 other young men across the country. "We noticed graffiti and a smiley face on the wall," said Ridley Township Det. Scott Willoughby...
When a tense situation between police and a suspect arises, the only record often is a written police report. But now, Metro police are adding a new tool to their arsenal...
A man remains in serious condition after he lost control of the Best Buy van he was driving in Elk River. The Minnesota State Patrol says the 37-year-old male rolled the van shortly before 5 p.m. on Highway 10...
Duncan Nyanaro Osoro was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping. Police say he assaulted a woman after she left Karma Nightclub in downtown Minneapolis...
Officials identified the body found in the Mississippi River as 22-year-old Carrel Dusan Johnson. His body was found between a barge and river wall. Police tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Johnson had been missing since April...
The Inver Grove Heights community held a benefit for Matt Warren Huerta, whose become a hero after he fought the robber of a liquor store he works at last week. "People I've never even met before came down and did this for me. I wasn't expecting anything really, just to go on with my life," he said...
For three years, a lot of West Metro drivers have been enjoying a relatively smooth ride in the MnPASS lane on Interstate 394. MNDOT says congestion is down 20 percent because of the toll lane...
Staff Sgt. John Kriesel Kriesel lost both of his legs during a roadside bombing in Iraq last year. He told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he never dreamed he’d be able to play with his kids like he used to, until now...
The entire National Guard post at Camp Ripley is buzzing Thursday after they’ve uncovered a historic find. Plumbers were laying a new sewer line when they uncovered a World War I military motorcycle and sidecar...
Mark Backlund of Fridley had just crashed his minivan on I-694 in the northern Minneapolis suburb of New Brighton in January...
Carlos Gomez became the first Twins player since Kirby Puckett 22 years ago to hit for the cycle, Livan Hernandez took a shutout into the ninth and Minnesota beat the Chicago White Sox 13-1 on Wednesday night...
The ceremony capped their nine-month fight for state help recovering from the Aug. 1 failure of the Interstate 35W bridge, which hurt 145 people and killed 13...
For the first time this year, the number of active listings for the 13-county Metro has dropped below previous months levels. The number of active listings was down 3.1 percent from one year ago in April...